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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesle commun
Pronunciation / Transliteration: lə kɔ.mœ̃
"Le commun du peuple aspirait à de meilleures conditions de vie."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The common people; the general body of commoners or citizens, especially in a state or kingdom.
"The laws were enacted to protect the rights and privileges of the commonalty against the aristocracy." - 2
The state or quality of being common or shared; commonness.
"There is a striking commonalty in their approaches to solving the complex economic crisis."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, originating from Anglo-Norman 'communalte' and Old French 'communauté', based on Latin 'communitas'. Historically, it evolved to refer to the common people or the general body of citizens as distinct from the nobility or privileged classes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Commonalty" is said worldwide
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le commun
Transliteration: lə kɔ.mœ̃
"Le commun du peuple aspirait à de meilleures conditions de vie."
Gemeinde
Transliteration: ɡəˈmaɪndə
"Die Gemeinde forderte mehr Mitbestimmungsrecht."
popolino
Transliteration: po.poˈli.no
"Il popolino partecipò attivamente alla vita cittadina."
común
Transliteration: koˈmun
"El común de los ciudadanos exigió transparencia."
povaréu
Transliteration: pu.vɐˈɾɛw
"As leis antigas beneficiavam poucos em detrimento do povaréu."
आम जनता
Transliteration: aam janta
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"देश के विकास में आम जनता की भूमिका महत्वपूर्ण है।"
平民百姓
Transliteration: píng mín bǎi xìng
Script: 中文汉字
"这项政策直接关系到平民百姓的切身利益。"
서민층
Transliteration: seomincheung
Script: 한국어 한글
"이 법안은 서민층의 부담을 줄여주기 위한 것이다."
庶民
Transliteration: shomin
Script: 日本語
"江戸時代の庶民の文化は非常に豊かであった。"
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